Control mechanism



April 15, 1952 c. w. FISCHER 2,593,129

` CONTROL MECHANISM Filed Feb. 25, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 15, 1952 C. W. FISCHER CONTROL MECHANISM File-d Feb, 25, 194e 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 y JNVENTOR. cz/ W MSc/2,672

April l5, 1952 c. w. F|scHER 2,593,129

CONTROL MECHANISM Filed Feb. 25, 194e s shams-sheaL s i lul I i mm1-mms. .MANUAL 1| RANGE RESET INVENTOR. I @m W flche/ Patented Apr. 15, 1952 CONTROL MECHANISM Carl William Fischer, Chicago, Ill., assignor to The Powers Regulator Company, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois Application February 25, 1946, Serial No. 649,959

Claims. (Cl. 137-153) This invention pertains to regulating mechanism and more particularly, to a regulator for controlling and recording either temperature or pressure.

In some installations it is desired to maintain a selected, substantially constant, temperature or pressure, and in order to do this it is desirable to accurately control a valve or the like so that the valve supplies a predetermined temperature or pressure therethrough. And it 'is desirable thatv the selected temperature or pressure at a predetermined point be maintained a steady constant with as little fluctuation aspossible.

An object of the invention is to provide a regulating device of great sensitivity which can be set to more accurately control the condition to be maintained.

Another object of the invention is to provide regulating means to accurately control the conditions to be maintained, whereby there is means provided at the place where the conditions are to be maintained to properly proportion the variable at the place, such as the heating or cooling medium, or the pressure.

Another object of the invention is to provide a regulating device for controlling conditions to be maintained, such as temperature or pressure, the device itself being so constructed and arranged that itnot only shows the selected temperature or pressure to be maintained, but also shows the temperature or pressure at any instant and records the same over a period of time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a regulator for temperature or pressure which can be readily changed or set for direct or reverse acting control after installation or at the installation, without the necessity of structurally modifying any of the parts thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide a regulator for controlling temperature or pressure which can be readily adjusted on the job for reverse or direct acting control. Y

. Another object of the invention is to provide a regulator for controlling temperature or pressure vconditions -wherein the temperature or pressure control element does not directly operate the control means for maintaining the conditions, but serves to pilot the control thereof, that is, a temperature or pressure sensitive element is utilized to control operating means which in turn causes actuation of the medium control device. n

Anotherv object of the invention is to provide a throttlng range adjustment which can beadjusted without removing any parts of the device? Another object of the invention is to provide athrottling range adjustment providing a dial which reads directly at throttlng range.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rotary adjustment for throttlng mechanism instead of the usual sliding adjustment which-is susceptible of slippage and is awkward to adjust.

Another object of the invention is to provide an instrument, during the adjustment of which there is no interference with the operationof the device so that it continues to operate during adjustment and can thus be more accurately adjusted.

With these and various other objects in view,` the invention may consist of certain novel fea-A tures of construction and` operation as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the specification, drawings and claims Vappended hereto.

In the drawings which illustrate embodiments of the device and wherein like reference characters are used to designate like parts- Figure 1 is a fragmentary, diagrammatic elevation of a temperature control system provided vention Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of thecontrol mechanism embodying the invention with the throttlng range dial plate removed;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the control mechanism illustrated in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional elevation taken substantially in the plane as indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 3; and, l

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of the throttlng range and dial plate for the control mechanism illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

Control instruments embodying the control mechanism illustrated herein may be of two types; those controlling temperature and those controlling pressure, and the mechanisms for controlling pressure and temperature are essentially the same.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1 a temperature control Ais illustrated. In Figure 1 the temperature of the medium to be controlled.

is shown as controlled by the control valve I0 connected as through pipe I2 to a source of temperature supply, the temperature of the medium supplied through the valve passing through pipe I4 to the medium to be controlled in receptacle I6. Temperature bulb I8 extends intol the receptacle |16 and is subjected to the temperature of the medium to .be controlled. The bulb I8 is of the usual construction, and is connected through the armoured pressure tube 28 to the inner fixed end of the spiral Bourdon tube 22, the tube 22 at its closed outer end 24 being pivotally connected as at 26 to one end of the link 28. Where pressure is to be controlled as through a.valve similar to valve |0, the bulb I8 and tube 'wou1d be replaced by av pressure sensitive device.

The other end of the link 28 is pivoted as at 30 to the lever 32, the shaft 34 on which said lever is mounted being provided with the arm 36 of recording pen 38. Therecording pen 38 is adapted to record movement of the arm on.

a suitable record dial 40, said dial being provided with time lines 42 which are concentric with the axis of shaft 34 at the instant that they cross the writing tip of pen 38. provided with the temperature lines 44 which arefconcentricrwith theaxis of rotation of the chart. The chart rotates ina predetermined manner, such as-fr example by a timemotor whereby the chart makes one rotation for every 24 hours, or anyotherV` selected period, and whereby a reading ofthe chart canbe had at any timefby theline traced by the pen 38.

Assuming. thatthe valve I0 is a direct acting motorized valve, that is,. as the supply of pressure. isincreasedi tothe motor 46, the valve is moved towardf closed position. With such a directactingmotorized'valve the` shaft 34 is provided withian arm48-pivoted as at 50to the link 52 which inrturn ispivoted at 54to the lever 56,

said lever 56 being pivoted as at 58 to the flapper; controllingarm- 60 provided with the dapper operating, pin.. V62. 46h-I0 is-.a reverse. acting. motorized valve, that is, one kthat openswithan increase inpressure, arm 64'xed to shaft 34.is adapted vto be pivoted at66 to the link 52, as shown in dotted lines in Figurefl.

A. setting. knob. 68 having a shaft 101is. provided havingthe. pinion. 12- adapted. to engage the. teeth of quadrant14. The quadrant 14 is pivoted. as at 16. and, is loosely. connected through the pin-and slot` connection 18. to arm 80 disposed to pivot about the axis of shaft 34, arm.80 being providedwith the pointer 82, set by-.knob68 tothe selected temperature (or pressure)v tobe maintained at themedium to be the-nozzle-arm 94.- The. disposition` of the parts.

isshownin full'linefor adirect.actingmotorized valve.. Where, a reverse actingA motorized. valve i`s .utilized,'.arm. 84" is provided with the arm 96 disposed. on the opposite side of the pivot 98.'

fitombracket 921 for connection of the link. 88 at |807 as illustrated' indotted lines in Figurev l. Arm. 94Y is provided with the nozzle block |02 provided with the nozzle |04,. the block and nozzle being'V connected through pressure tube. |861 to the" bushing |08 which communicates with-v theIv circulanchannel- |||Zl provided inthe shaft |"I2 which isalignedfwithpivots 98 and 58. Channel |1|.0, communicates with passage ||4 connected'l to. the-pressure tube l |6'V whichY com municates with passageA I8 of relay |20 (Figure 1T; Flapper |22V` isv also pivoted about pivot 98; beng'provid'ed' withv a" portionl overlying the nozzlem |04- and-formingl a` valve therewith, and

The chart also is Where the motorized valve- 4 also being provided with a portion overlying pin 62, the flapper being urged toward nozzle |84 by means of the spring |24 (Figure 3).

Passage 8 of relay |20 (Figure 1) is connected through the restricted orifice |26, passage |28 and through filter |38 to the supply pressure valve cavity |32, which in turn is connected through tube |34 to a. suitable source of pressure supply (not shown). Passage ||8 communicates through passage |36 with the low pressure cavity |38 below the low pressure diaphragm |48.

Supply pressure cavity |32 is closed by means of the cap |42',v and spring |44 is provided between. said.cap and the supply valve |46, said The high. pressure. cavity |58 is connected.. through the pressure tube |68 to. the. motor 46' whereby. pressure supplied. to. the. motor. controls thevalve |0. Pressure tube |68v is. also connected to tube |.10 whichy is connected through a suitable boss4 |12 (Figure) provided'.

on the end cap |14 of the bellows housing` or casing |16. Casing |16. is closed at its-opposite end with the end cap. |18 which isprovided.with the aperture whereby the. inside. of the. casing communicates with the atmosphere. cap |14 is provided with the-pinionfbearing,- |82 (Figures l and 4) secured thereto^ and, beingprovided with the smooth bore |84Iprovidedl adjacent the lowerend thereof with guide slots Pinion shaft |88- is adapted. to bettedor jour.- nalled in the bore |84 and isprovided adjacent the top thereof with the pinion` |60, the.shaft adjacent the lower end being threadedas` at. |92

for thereceptionv of complementary threads. |942 .provided onv the adjusting shaft. |96-, said'. shaft being provided with the guide pin |98 adapted4 to be-received in oneof the slots |86.. Rotation, therefore,v of shaft 88 causes relativemovement of translation between. shaft.- |88 andr shaft'` |95;

nner bellows seal 200 -is lsecured at,.lts.open.end` as at 202'to the-cap |14.-and.extends downwardly..

and is permanentlysecured. as at21l4'v to the` spring seat206. and to the.closed.end'.288 ofthe outer bellows 2| 0 which isalso4 providedwith the` spring seat 2|2secured.` by. the securing' meansY Securing means 284. provides; al seat'l for' 284. the lower end of shaft" |96'.

2|6 interposed V between the spring seat 212'" and cap |18. Spring 2|6 is-sti-ft` enough so-'thatl at zero pressure4 the effect offspring 2|4wv and the spring effect of the bellows' 2`|0 and-2`00'isfbalanced; when the shaft |96- ismoved upwardlyto` a predetermined position. Boss |12 is soarranged that tube |10 communicates# with the space between the bellows'A 280 and 2-I8'.

Pinion bearing |82 isprovided with tlie-studv 2|8 (Figure 4) on which the elongatedf pinion 220is rotatably mounted, said-pinion-meshing End..

with pinion I 90. Pinion 220 is provided with the flexible shaft222whichis connected at its Outer end -tothe manual reset screw 224, said screw beingV` rotatably mounted by collars or disks 226 and 228 to bracket 230 which is secured as at 232 to thesupporting bracket 234.

YA1'frictionwashar236 is disposed between the plate 230 and the disk 228, and at the opposite end 'of the` screw member 224 thereis disposed plate 238 which acts as a stopfor the disk 246 isprovided with complementary threads tojthe screw member 224, wherebyit travels betwe `nsntops 228and 238, pin 242 being provided t'p'revent rotation of the disk 2.40. By providing the stops 228` and 238 and disk 240, safety means dial 262. The dial is calibrated and is adaptedv to -beread through the window 264 of throttling range dial plate 266 (Figure provided with the setting screw 268 provided on mountedonV thel plate 238.

l Flapper arm lever indicated generally at 212 is pivoted as at 216V to the plate 234 and is provided-with the fulcrum pin lever arm` 218 which the" mounting stud -210 (Figure 3) V frictionally is disposed above and engages pin 256, arm 218 being' urged ina clockwise direction (or downwardly) as viewed in Figure 2 by means of the springl 280. The flapper arm lever 212 is also provided with the arm 282 Aadapted to be moved between upper and lower stops 284 and 286. Flapperv'armlever 212 is also provided with the arm 288 which vcarries-pivot 58 of the lever 56.

' Assuming Athe control' instrument has been installed to'control a medium such as is illustrated in Figure' 1,` the bulb |8 is disposed in themedium, and, let it be assumed that the medium at the time of installation is at room temperature. Letfit4 also `be assumed that valve I0 is a direct acting valve, in which case links 52 and 88 will bein the yfull line positions as illustrated in Figure 1L 1f it is desired to maintain the medium to be controlled at a ytemperature above room temperature, forexample 920, knob 68 is rotated to disposed pointer 82 at 90 on the degrees lines 44 which are concentric` with the chart 40,'thus lowering the nozzle |04.

When the instrument is installed the diskl 240 (Figure 3) is in its midposition on the screw 224 so thatbellows 2||) and 206 are in midposition whereby they have a maximum adjustment inA both directions, and the nozzle is so set that when pointer 82 and arm 36 coincide the relay permits 7% pounds to be supplied to the motor 46. This pressure of 'I1/2 pounds is merely chosen as a midpressure between the maximum andv minimum operating pressures of pounds and zero pounds, respectively. v

The'instrument being thus set, when the knob Y 68 moves the pointer v82 to 90, the nozzle |04 will move downwardly away from the apper |22, flapper `|22 being prevented from moving by means of the pin 62 which is linked tothe Bourdon tube.

'Asthe nozzle is moved away from the flapper The dial 262 is through stem |60.

an automatic balance isstruck between the heat-j sure causes the low press pressure cavity |38.' Va1ves|46 and |56 will have been closed. Diaphragms |40 and |52 will move toward the right as viewed in Figure l, causing valve |46 to remain closed the pressure trapped-in cavity |50 willlbleed to the atmosphere, through passages |62 and |66.V will permit pressure to be exhausted from, the motor .46, vcausing valve I0 to open, supplying,

temperature to the` medium to be controlled.`

As thetemperature'of the medium to be con?` trolled rises toward affect the gas in b ulb the arm 48to move in a'clockwise direction which lowers lpin 62 permitting movement of the lflapper |22 toward the nozzle |04,thereby. dimin-4 ishing the ow of uid from the nozzle, thereby raising the pressurefin tube ||6.` 'Iheincreased pressure intube |l6 causes a raised pressure in cavity |38,r and a continued building up of pres-V Continued movement of the. diaphragm |484 continues to move the lhousing |54 causing the closed valve |56 to open. the` supply valve l |46..

Operating fiuid under pres-v y from tube 34 past thev s'up-.

sure then is supplied u ply valve |46 through tube |68. tothe motor .46, causing the motor to move the valve I0 toward closed position. `This condition continues until.

ing medium supplied pastvalve |.0 and the pressure in bulb 8, tube 20 and Bourdon tube V22,

which isa direct function of thetemperature., f

If the instrument isms so adjusted that '7l/2Q proper operation rci.,

pounds pressure will cause Y the valve |8 tocause the instrument to control at exactlyth'e, temperatureset, then it is necessary to readjust the instrument. VThis is done by rotating the manualv adjustment screw 224.` lRotation of the screw 224 causes rotation of the flexible shaft 222 which in turn rotates pinions 220 and |98A Rotation ofthe pinion |98 causes the pinion shaft |88 to move upwardly or down;

wardly. For any given temperature, clockwise rotation of the screw 224 causes amovement of the dapper toward the nozzlewhich increases the pressure in tube ||6. M u Thus upward movement of the shaft |88 causes upward movement of the stop 244 which raises' arm 254 `and causes pin'256 .to raise arm 218, thereby lowering arm 288 which lowers pivot 58 which in turn lowers pin 62, thereby permitting 22 to approach the nozzle, raising of the relay as above described to supply pressure between levers254 and 218 in the direction of u and permitting valve. |56 to move away from the diaphragm`w|52t to` open position by means of the spring |58.l Thus,

the temperature will I8 and tube 20 increasing. the pressure in the Bourdon tube22, causing the en'dV 24 `thereof to move in a clockwise direction. to move the pen 38 toward the 90 mark. Mov--v 'ing toward. 90, the Bourdon tube 22 will cause` ure diaphragm |40'3to\ move toward the left as viewed in/Figure 1, mov-1 'ing the housing |54 toward' 7 Y their pivots. If the screw 268 is moved so that the dial 262 is set at zero, the pin 256 will be moved into alignment with the pivot 252 so that movement of the lever 250 will not in any way affect the flapper arm lever 218, whereby there will be no movement of the flapper by movement of the lever 250. In this zero position of dial 252, the slightest change of temperature of the medium to be controlled causes the Bourdon tube 22 to cause the lever 56 to pivot about the point 58 which will be fixed as it will not be affected by any movement of the lever 250, so that no changes in the pressure between bellows 200 and 2|0 will in any way effect a movement of the shaft 58. Thus the pin 62 will move the apper |22 to open the nozzle, thereby causing afull movement of the valve ||l toward open or closed position, depending upon the direction of temperature change.

As the pin 256 is moved toward the left as viewed in Figure 3, that is, as the dial 262 is set away from zero, the more the operation of the bellows becomes effective to cancel out the control of the Bourdon tube 22. In other words, as the pin 256 is moved away from alignment with the axis 252, there is a combined controlling effect of the' Bourdon tube 22 and the bellows.

Assuming the pin 256 to be in the position illustrated in Figure 3, pressure is supplied through tube |66, tube |10, to the cavity between the. bellows, causing downward movement of the shafts |96 and |88 which in turn causes a downward movement of lever 254, and consequently a downward movement of lever 218. Downward movement of the lever 218 causes upward movement of lever 288, and consequently o-f pivot 58, causing an upward movement of pin 62 and a movement of the apper |22 away from the nozzle |04. Thus as the pin 256 is moved toward the left more and more, there is a smaller and smaller amount of valve movement of the valve I for a given change in temperature.

By movements of the screws 268 and 224 a proper adjustment is effected whereby any selected temperature (or pressure) can be readily maintained. f

Itis to be understood that thisapplication is not to be limited by the exact embodiments of the device shown, which are merely by way of illustration and not limitation as variousfand other forms of the device will, of course, be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

1. A device for establishing a pneumaticcontrol pressure, comprising a condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted nozzle, output pressure from said nozzle adapted to be varied inproportion to the movement of the conditionresponsive means, a flapper valve pivotally mounted adjacent said nozzle and biased to a position to close said nozzle, the pivotal mounting of said nozzle and lapper being substantially in alignment, a iiapper arm lever pivoted at a point spaced from the pivot of said flapper and movable between upper and lower extreme positions, said lever being provided with a lever arm extending toward the pivotal mounting of said flapper, a ilapper control arm pivoted to said flapper arm lever at a point adjacent the pivotal mounting of said apper, said flapper control arm having a member engageable with said flapper for regulating the position of said flapper with respect to said nozzle, the position of said flapper control arm being adapted to be determined by operation of condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted pinion shaft lever, said lever having a pinion shaft lever'arm and a fulcrum pin arm, said apper arm lever having a fulcrum pin lever arm disposed adjacent said fulcrum pin arm, a fulcrum pin between Vsaid fulcrum pin lever arm and fulcrum pin arm and movable therebetween whereby movement of said pinion shaft lever variably moves said iiapper arm lever, and control mechanism for moving said pinion shaft lever, said control mechanism comprising a flexible bellows adapted to be controlled in its movement by the output pressure from said nozzle, a pinion shaft engaging said pinion shaft lever arm and carried by said bellows, movement of said bellows bodily moving said shaft, a pinion on said pinion shaft, and manually controllable means Vfor rotating said pinion shaft to move it bodily with respect to said bellows to selected positions.

2. A device for establishing a pneumatic control pressure, comprising a condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted nozzle, output pressure from said nozzle adapted toy be varied in proportion to the movement of the condition responsive means, a flapper valve pivotally mounted adjacent said nozzle and biased to a position to close said nozzle, the pivotal mounting of said nozzle and flapper being substantially in alignment, a lapper arm lever .pivoted at a point spaced from the pivot of said iiapper and movable between upper and lower extreme positions, said lever being provided with a lever arm extending toward the pivotal mounting of said flapper, a flapper control arm pivoted to said flapper arm lever at a point adjacent the pivotal mounting of said apper, said flapper control arm having a member engageable with said flapper for regulating the position of said flapper with respect to said nozzle, the position of said ilapper control arm being adapted to be determined by operation of condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted pinion shaft lever, said lever having a pinion shaft lever arm and a fulcrum pin arm, said apper arm lever having a fulcrum pin lever arm disposed adjacent said fulcrum pin arm, a fulcrum pin betweensaid fulcrum pin lever arm and fulcrumpin arm and movable therebetween whereby movement of said pinion shaft lever variably moves said ilapper arm lever, said pinion shaft lever being adapted -to be moved by control mechanism associated therewith.

3. A control mechanism for a device of the character described comprising a cylindrical member vented to atmosphere adjacent one end thereof and closed adjacent the other end, a pair of flexible bellows disposed in said cylindrical member, said bellows being disposed one within the other and having their open ends secured to the closed end of said cylindrical member, said bellows being secured together at their closed ends, resilient means between said cylindrical member and bellows and between said bellows for positioning said bellows, a pressure connection communicating with the space between said bellows, a threaded adjusting shaft secured to said bellows within the inner of said bellows, a pinion bearing carried by the closed end of said cylin- -drical member and having a sleeve portion embracing said adjusting shaft, a pinion shaft threaded to said adjusting shaft, and extending outwardly of said cylindrical member through said pinion bearing, rotation of said pinion shaft moving said pinion shaft bodily with respect to the closed end of said cylindrical member, and means for rotating said pinion shaft.

4. A device for establishing a pneumatic control pressure, comprising a condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted nozzle, output pressure from said nozzle adapted to be varied in proportion to the movement of the condition responsive means, a apper valve pivotally mounted adjacent said nozzle and biased to a position to close said nozzle, a flapper arm lever pivoted at a point spaced from the pivot of said ilapper, said lever having a lever arm, a iiapper control arm pivoted to said flapper arm lever, said ilapper control arm having a member engageable with said flapper vfor regulating the position of said flapper with respect to said nozzle, the position of said dapper control arm being adapted to be determined by operation of condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted pinion shaft lever, said lever having a pinion shaft lever arm and a fulcrum pin arm, said dapper arm lever having a fulcrum pin lever arm disposed adjacent said fulcrum pin arm, a fulcrum pin between said fulcrum pin lever arm and fulcrum pin arm and movable therebetween whereby movement of said pinion shaft lever variably proportion to the movement of the condition responsive means, a apper valve pivotally mounted adjacent said nozzle and biased to a position to close said nozzle, a apper arm lever pivoted at a point spaced from the pivot of said iiapper, said lever' having a lever arm, a dapper control arm pivoted to said iiapper arm lever, said iiapper control arm having a member engageable with said ilapper for regulating the position of said iiapper with respect to said nozzle, the position of said flapper control arm being adapted to be determined by operation of condition responsive means, a pivotally mounted pinion shaft lever, said lever having a pinion shaft lever arm and a fulcrum pin arm, said apper arm lever having a fulcrum pin lever arm disposed adjacent said fulcrum pin arm, a fulcrum pin between said fulcrum pin lever arm and ful- Crum pin arm and movable therebetween whereby movement of said pinion shaft lever variably moves said flapper arm lever, and control mechanism for moving said pinion shaft lever, said control mechanism comprising a flexible bellows adapted to'be controlled in `its movement by the output pressure from said nozzle, a pinion shaft engaging said pinion shaft lever arm and carried by saidA bellows, movement of said bellows bodily moving said shaft, a pinion on said pinion shaft, and manually controllable means for rotating said pinion shaft to move it bodily with respect to said bellows to selected positions.

CARL WILLIAM FISCHER.

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